[Explanation] On February 24, local time, the situation in Ukraine deteriorated sharply. Liu Yang, a graduate student at Kharkiv National University of Economics in Ukraine, said that he heard continuous explosions around 5:30 in the morning.
[Concurrent] Liu Yang, a graduate student of Kharkiv State University of Economics, Ukraine
I live here in downtown Kharkiv, this morning around 5:30 am, we heard continuous bombing sounds, until about 9 am this morning, and occasionally heard one or two sounds The sound of bombing.
Now basically the supplies have been looted, bread, rice or noodles have all been looted.
The usual time is 12:00, which is the time when the students leave school, but now there are only one or two people on the street.
[Explanation] Liu Yang introduced that most local schools have suspended classes, and some Chinese have formed a temporary emergency contact group to facilitate the flow of information.
[Concurrent] Liu Yang, a graduate student of Kharkiv State University of Economics, Ukraine
Most of the school's students have now stopped classes and have switched to online classes.
The Chinese, the embassy, and some student unions have now formed a temporary emergency contact group, which is divided into five groups, and a contact group for the entire (school) school. This is convenient for the future. If the war situation worsens, there may be new ones. Notifications will be delivered in a timely manner.
[Commentary] Qu Bo, chairman of the Odessa Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, introduced that the current situation in Odessa is stable. There are more than 3,000 local overseas Chinese, most of whom are businessmen.
[Concurrent] Qu Bo, Chairman of the Odessa Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
Odessa is still relatively peaceful and quiet. Some people are queuing to withdraw money at the bank, some people are filling up at the gas station, and some people are shopping and storing food in the store.
Now there are about two or three thousand Chinese in Odessa, most of them are businessmen, so it will definitely affect their business, but there is no problem in terms of safety.
[Explanation] Tian Bing, director of the Russia bureau of China News Agency, said that according to the latest news from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian armed forces are leaving their positions on a large scale.
[Concurrent] Tian Bing, President of China News Agency's Russia Branch
The latest news from the Russian Ministry of Defense said that according to intelligence, the armed forces of Ukraine are leaving their positions on a large scale and laying down their weapons.
Moreover, the Russian Ministry of Defense also denied previous reports about the loss of Russian aircraft and armored vehicles. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia will not carry out artillery and air strikes on cities in Ukraine, but only carry out high-precision strikes on military bases and facilities. .
Just now, the Russian media reported that all Russian diplomats in Ukraine have been withdrawn from Russia.
[Explanation] Before the press release, the reporter learned that because the Russian army was approaching the urban area of Kharkiv, Liu Yang and other people had already gone to the shelter.
Reported by Dong Zeyu and Lang Jiahui in Beijing
Responsible editor: [Chen Wentao]